Der Fokus hat sich von Big Data auf konkrete Geschäftsprobleme verschoben, die durch Big Data gelöst werden können.
Investitionen im Bereich Big Data nehmen weiterhin zu, aber laut des IT-Research und Beratungsunternehmens Gartner sind erste Zeichen eines abgeschwächten Wachstums zu erkennen. Die Gartner-Umfrage zeigt, dass 48 Prozent der Unternehmen im Jahr 2016 in Big Data investierten – das entspricht einer Steigerung von 3 Prozent gegenüber dem Vorjahr. Dennoch ist der Prozentsatz derer, die in den kommenden zwei Jahren vorhaben, in Big Data zu investieren, im Jahr 2016 von 31 auf 25 Prozent gesunken.
Die Online-Umfrage wurde im Juni 2016 unter Mitgliedern des Gartner Research Circles durchgeführt. Hierbei haben insgesamt 199 Mitglieder teilgenommen und ihre Investitionspläne offengelegt.
»Die Investitionen in Big Data steigen an, aber laut Gartner-Umfrage gibt es erste Zeichen eines abgeschwächten Wachstums, da immer weniger Unternehmen investieren wollen«, erläutert Nick Heudecker, Research Director bei Gartner. »Big Data an sich ist hierbei nicht das Hauptproblem, sondern eher die Art und Weise, wie Big Data genutzt wird. Während Unternehmen zwar verstanden haben, dass es bei Big Data nicht nur um eine spezifische Technologie geht, müssen sie dennoch aufhören zu denken, dass ihnen durch Big Data zusätzlicher Aufwand entsteht.«
Gartner Survey Reveals Investment in Big Data Is Up but Fewer Organisations Plan to Invest
Focus Has Shifted from Big Data Itself to Specific Business Problems It Can Solve
Analysts Discuss Analytics Leadership at Gartner Business Intelligence & Analytics Summit 2016, 10-11 October in Munich, Germany
Big data investments continue to rise but are showing signs of contracting, according to a recent survey by Gartner, Inc. The survey revealed that 48 per cent of companies have invested in big data in 2016, up 3 per cent from 2015. However, those who plan to invest in big data within the next two years fell from 31 to 25 per cent in 2016.
The online survey was conducted in June 2016 among Gartner Research Circle members. In total, 199 members participated and shared their investment plans.
»Investment in big data is up, but the survey is showing signs of slowing growth with fewer companies having a future intent to invest,« said Nick Heudecker, research director at Gartner. »The big issue is not so much big data itself, but rather how it is used. While organisations have understood that big data is not just about a specific technology, they need to avoid thinking about big data as a separate effort.«
Big data is a collection of different data management technologies and practices that support multiple analytics use cases. Organisations are moving from vague notions of data and analytics to specific business problems that data can address. »Its success depends on a holistic strategy around business outcomes, skilled personnel, data and infrastructure,« added Mr Heudecker.
Getting Big Data Projects to Production Is a Challenge
While nearly three quarters of respondents said that their organisation has invested or is planning to invest in big data, many remain stuck at the pilot stage. Only 15 per cent of businesses reported deploying their big data project to production, effectively unchanged from last year (14 per cent).
»One explanation for this is that big data projects appear to be receiving less spending priority than competing IT initiatives,« said Mr Heudecker. Only 11 per cent of respondents from organisations that have already invested in big data reported that their big data investments were as important, or more important, than other IT initiatives, while 46 per cent stated that they were less important.
»This could be due to the fact that many big data projects don’t have a tangible return on investment (ROI) that can be determined upfront,« added Mr Heudecker. »Another reason could be that the big data initiative is a part of a larger funded initiative. This will become more common as the term »big data« fades away, and dealing with larger datasets and multiple data types continues to be the norm.«
A further factor to consider is the lack of effective business leadership or involvement in data initiatives. Too often, pilots and experiments are built with ad-hoc technologies and infrastructure that are not created with production-level reliability in mind.
»When it comes to big data, many organisations are still finding themselves at the crafting stage,« said Jim Hare, research director at Gartner. »Industrialisation — and the performance and stability guarantees that come with it — have yet to penetrate big data thinking.«
Gartner clients can read more in the report: »Survey Analysis: Big Data Investments Begin Tapering in 2016.«
Gartner Business Intelligence & Analytics Summit
Gartner will provide additional analysis and information on the outlook for analytics at the Gartner Business Intelligence & Analytics Summit 2016, taking place from 10-11 October in Munich, Germany.
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